Progress
On track or target met
On track or target met

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Proportion of people aged 16-74 who have used the Internet in the last three months
Year Value Units
2010 58.4 %
2013 73.8 %
2018 87.9 %
2021 94.0 %
2024 97.6 %
2008 55.4 %
2014 76.4 %
2016 83.7 %
2023 96.3 %
2020 91.7 %
2015 80.2 %
2022 94.3 %
2017 84.3 %
2019 89.1 %
2012 64.3 %
2011 63.5 %
2009 57.7 %
2025 97.4 %

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Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Proportion of people aged 16-74 who have used the Internet in the last three months
Target

17.8 Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology
Goal

17- Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Definition

Proportion of people aged 16-74 who have used the Internet in the last three months
Theoretical formula \[PPINT_{16-74}^{t} = \frac{PINT_{16-74}^{t}}{P_{16-74}^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$PINT_{16-74}^{t} =$ people aged 16-74 who have used the Internet in the last three months in year $t$

$P^{t} =$ population aged 16-74 in year $t$
Available disaggregations

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Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/10/28
Metadata last updated 2025/06/18

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

The Internet has become an increasingly important tool to access public information, which is a relevant means to protect fundamental freedoms.

The number of Internet users has increased substantially over the last decade and access to the Internet has changed the way people live, communicate, work and do business. Internet uptake is a key indicator tracked by policy makers and others to measure the development of the information society and the growth of Internet content – including user-generated content – provides access to increasing amounts of information and services.

Despite growth in networks, services and applications, information and communication technology (ICT) access and use is still far from equally distributed, and many people cannot yet benefit from the potential of the Internet.

This indicator highlights the importance of Internet use as a development enabler and helps to measure the digital divide, which, if not properly addressed, will aggravate inequalities in all development domains. Classificatory variables for individuals using the Internet –such as age, sex, education level or labour force status – can help identify digital divides in individuals using the Internet. This information can contribute to the design of targeted policies to overcome those divides.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
International results

Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) IT_USE_ii99 UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 17-8-1.pdf
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